naruto weapon guide

Much like real ninjas, ninjas are trained to use many weapons and
tools. Below is a listing of the common weapons ninjas use on quite
possibly a daily basis.

Animals and Insects
Animals
are also considered as weapons. Some animals have chemical reactions
when fed food pills. Inuzuka Kiba's dog, Akamaru turns red and grows in
size when fed! Also, Aburame Shino of the Insect Clan uses his bugs to
sap chakra out of his opponents. Sometimes it's so deadly that they can
never fight again! The Kuchiyose no Jutsu or The Summoning Technique
allows the user to summon animals through the space-time continuum.
There are many characters who can summon creatures using the Kuchiyose
no Jutsu Gama Sennin technique. This however takes skill, training, and
chakra. There have been many summons. Some of the most recognizable
ones include: Kakashi Hatake and the Hachininken (8 ninja dogs) with
Pakkun being his preferred choice. Maito Guy is able to summon turtles,
first completed during the Chuunin Exams. Sarutobi (3rd Hokage) is able
to summon Enma (monkey). Tsunade can summon a slug. Jiraiya and naruto
can summon toads. Orochimaru can summon snakes. The summoning technique
is a contract between the ninja and the creature, written on a scroll
that the ninja has to sign using their own blood, for he or she to be
able to summon a particular creature. Even then (as with the situation
between Naruto and Gamabunta), the creature is not bound to obey the
ninja. It all comes down to trust and strength such as the relationship
between Orochimaru and Manda.

Bombs
Oddly
enough, bombs are used in Naruto, but not often. So far there has only
been 3 different bombs seen in the series: Smoke, Gas and Light. The
smoke bomb is either used as a distraction or an escape tool. The gas
bomb is simply a poisonous gas bomb which causes coughing once breathed
in. The light bomb is used to blind a person and it was used to blind
Tayuya as part of one of Shikamaru's plans.

Chakra Knives
The
combination of brass knuckles and a knife can be a deadly weapon to any
foe. Chakra extends through the metal of the blade and out the end
causing the blade to lengthen. This can act as a surprise to enemies
who misjudge the length of the knife and are forced to maneuver
unexpectedly to avoid these deadly blades.

Exploding Tags
A
commonly used weapon, exploding tags are pieces of paper with the
Japanese character "Baku," which means "explode" written on it. These
tags can be easily placed on various items and will ignite them and
explode after a short amount of time.

Food Pills
You
would be surprised to consider this a weapon, but it is. Food pills
allow the user to double their chakra and even fight three days
non-stop. Also when fed to some animals it creates a chemical reaction.
Kabuto, Orochimaru's #1 subordinate has been known to use a blood pill,
which regenerates blood lost in battle. The Akimichi Clan (Chouji's
family) uses a set of 3 pills that greatly increase the user's
abilities and can even change their appearance.

Fuma Shuriken
The
fuma shuriken is also known as the windmill shuriken. It is much larger
than the normal shuriken and it is also collapsible. Though the
accuracy rate is much lower the effects of being hit by a fuma shuriken
are far more deadly.

Hatake Family Tanto
Another
form of a Chakra blade, this tanto belonged to Kakashi's father Hatake
Sakumo, who was known as "Konoha's White Fang." This blade has a unique
white chakra that will pour forth from Kakashi and his father while
they fight.

Hero Water
This special water
is from the Hidden Waterfall and it allows a ninja to have a ten-fold
increase in chakra for a short period of time. Also by drinking drops
of the water, a ninja from a village can increase his or her fighting
ability to compensate for a village's lack of a strong Kage leader.
Unfortunately in exchange for this power, the water also eats away your
life.

Hidan's 3-Bladed Scythe
The Akatsuki
member Hidan uses a large three-bladed scythe which he can throw at his
opponents. Using a rope running from his arm to the scythe itself, he
can launch the whole thing to give him added speed.

Iron Knuckles
Iron knuckles are pointed knuckle weapons with a blade on the outward facing end. Extremely useful in hand-to-hand combats.

Kunai
The
kunai is a kind of basic dagger that all ninjas use. It is all-purpose
and can be used as a throwing knife or to stab at your opponents. It is
extremely vital for all ninja to have.

Kurosuki Raiga's Swords
Raiga's
swords are used in conjunction with his lightning jutsu. Raiga can
build up an electric charge in his swords which he can then fire at his
opponents. He can also charge the swords, ram them into the ground, and
then send out tendrils of lightning.

Kusanagi (Grasscutter)
The
legendary sword Kusanagi is the personal weapon of Orochimaru. When
unneeded, the sword is kept within Orochimaru's body. When he wishes to
utilize it, he will open his mouth wide and have it extend from his
chest cavity through his throat. This sword has the power to extend to
any length and the ability to be moved with Orochimaru's hands. Part of
the Legend of Kusanagi is that it can control the wind, but that has
yet to be seen.

Makibishi
Makibishi are
small nails used to attack the opponent with.Just like the Senbon
Needles, it does not hit the opponent very often. Some ninjasuse this
weapon as a distraction for his/her main attack. Makibishis have 4
pointed spikes and are also used to slow down an opponent. Its shape
makes it so at least one point is always facing up.


Zabuza Momochi's Head Cleaving Sword
Zabuza
gained this weapon by being a member of the Mist Seven Swordsmen, an
elite ninja squad of Hidden Mist village. When Zabuza fled his village,
he brought this sword along with him. This sword was eventually
obtained by former Suigetsu, who trains in the hopes of one day
becoming a Mist Seven member.

Mouth Ember
Combustible
mouth ember is hidden inside the mouth of a ninja. To activate it, a
ninja must simply bite the ember. Then the ninja can spit out the ember
to ignite combustible items.

Nidaime's Raijin Sword
The
legendary Raijin (God of Lightning) sword belonged to the Second
Hokage. After his death, it remained in Konoha as a legendary artifact.
Leaf ninja Aoi convinced Idate to steal the sword, and Aoi then took
the weapon to Hidden Rain and defected to their village.

Ninjato
Ninjatos
are one sided swords used as the default weapon for ANBU members. They
are also used by the samurai body guards of Gatou.

Ointment
Ointments are simply used as a healing cream or used to relieve pain.

Samehada (Sharkskin)
This
sword resembles Zabuza's sword except that along the length of the
blade are shark skin scales which serve to rip the flesh from the
victim it is turned against. Kisame gained this weapon by being a
member of the Mist Seven Swordsmen.

Senbon Needles
Senbon
needles, is mainly used for Acupuncture (a form of Chinese healing that
includes sticking needles in strategic spots on your body, redirecting
ki or your life force so that it balances out). However some ninja,
properly trained, can use them as deadly weapons. One of the reasons it
is not all that popular is it requires extreme accuracy and speed, fore
these are only deadly if they hit a vital area of the body. Masters of
the Senbon Needle combat are in a way, masters of illusion. With the
right precision and timing, a ninja can throw a Senbon Needle seemingly
at a vital target on an ally, but actually missing it by a few inches.
This causes the ally to go into a death-like trance in which the ninja
will appear dead. Even if the opponents were to take precautions to see
if they are really dead.

Shuriken
The
shuriken, otherwise known as ninja stars, is a very deadly and commonly
used weapon. There are two types of shuriken: the tiny ones which are
more smaller and easier to throw, and the fuma Shuriken: a huge
shuriken used for fast and easy killing. It is very unwieldy, but if it
hits you, you're as good as dead! While the fuma shuriken is preferred
by the older and more experienced ninja, some Genin find it easier to
use than the regular sized shuriken.

Smoke Grenades
Smoke
grenades are simple battles items often used in a fight. To activate a
smoke grenade, the top must be pulled off. Once it is pulled off,
smokes starts coming out allowing a ninja to maneuver around unseen.

Umbrella
Umbrellas
are used by the ninja of the Rain village. These umbrellas are mainly
used to conceal thousands of needles which, when the umbrella is thrown
into the air spinning, spread out in a rain-like fashion.

Wire
Wires
are simple thin metal wiring often tied to the kunai or shuriken and
thrown to in groups to fasten an enemy to a tree or rock.